The Fremont County Commissioners have adopted a countywide fire ban at the request of Fremont County Sheriff Jim Beicker. The Commissioners approved a resolution imposing the fire ban at their regular meeting July 12th. Extreme fire danger conditions have elevated the risk of wildfires. The fire ban closely follows Stage One Fire Restrictions put into place by the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management on all federal lands in Fremont County effective July 13th.
Fremont County Undersheriff Ty Martin told the Commissioners that the County was fortunate to get through the 4th of July without a fire ban. But Martin said the County has seen drastic changes in just one week. Besides the huge Mason Gulch fire in Custer and Pueblo Counties, Martin cited other wildfires in Fremont County. He said three fires burnt across 35 acres in the Deer Haven area northwest of Canon City off of County Road 11 last week, The Canon City Fire District put out a small wildfire in Red Canyon, and a B.L.M. crew put out a small timber fire in rugged country in Phantom Canyon.
The fire ban includes these prohibitions:
Ø No open burning or agricultural burning
Ø No campfires or use of charcoal or wood fire grills (gas grills & propane stoves are permitted, and recreational fires or campfires are permitted within fire grates or pits in established recreation sites or campgrounds) Charcoal grills can be used only at sites of permanent residential or commercial structures.
Ø No fireworks
Ø No welding or use of a torch with an open flame
Ø No smoking except in an enclosed vehicle or building (the tossing of lit cigarette butts from moving vehicles is strictly prohibited)
The Deer Mountain Fire Protection District imposed fire restrictions on June 9th and the Canon City Fire District adopted a fire ban on July 7th. The Fremont County fire ban will remain in force until action is taken by the Board of Commissioners to lift it.
This is a list of Stage One Fire Restrictions which apply to all U.S. Forest and B.L.M. public lands in Fremont County and cover the B.L.M.’s Royal Gorge Resource Area and the Pike and San Isabel National Forests:
STAGE I
Fremont County Undersheriff Ty Martin told the Commissioners that the County was fortunate to get through the 4th of July without a fire ban. But Martin said the County has seen drastic changes in just one week. Besides the huge Mason Gulch fire in Custer and Pueblo Counties, Martin cited other wildfires in Fremont County. He said three fires burnt across 35 acres in the Deer Haven area northwest of Canon City off of County Road 11 last week, The Canon City Fire District put out a small wildfire in Red Canyon, and a B.L.M. crew put out a small timber fire in rugged country in Phantom Canyon.
The fire ban includes these prohibitions:
Ø No open burning or agricultural burning
Ø No campfires or use of charcoal or wood fire grills (gas grills & propane stoves are permitted, and recreational fires or campfires are permitted within fire grates or pits in established recreation sites or campgrounds) Charcoal grills can be used only at sites of permanent residential or commercial structures.
Ø No fireworks
Ø No welding or use of a torch with an open flame
Ø No smoking except in an enclosed vehicle or building (the tossing of lit cigarette butts from moving vehicles is strictly prohibited)
The Deer Mountain Fire Protection District imposed fire restrictions on June 9th and the Canon City Fire District adopted a fire ban on July 7th. The Fremont County fire ban will remain in force until action is taken by the Board of Commissioners to lift it.
This is a list of Stage One Fire Restrictions which apply to all U.S. Forest and B.L.M. public lands in Fremont County and cover the B.L.M.’s Royal Gorge Resource Area and the Pike and San Isabel National Forests:
STAGE I
The following acts are prohibited until further notice:
1. Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, coal or wood burning stove, any type of charcoal fueled broiler or open fire of any type in undeveloped areas.
2. Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, in a developed recreation site or while stopped in an area at least 3 feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable vegetation.
3. Using explosive material: (ie: fireworks, blasting caps or any incendiary device which may result in the ignition of flammable material.)
4. Welding, or operating an acetylene or other similar torch with open flame.
5. Operating or using any internal combustion engine without a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained and in effective working order meeting either:
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Standard 5100-1a; or
Appropriate Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) recommended practice J335 (b)and J350 (a).
1. Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, coal or wood burning stove, any type of charcoal fueled broiler or open fire of any type in undeveloped areas.
2. Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, in a developed recreation site or while stopped in an area at least 3 feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable vegetation.
3. Using explosive material: (ie: fireworks, blasting caps or any incendiary device which may result in the ignition of flammable material.)
4. Welding, or operating an acetylene or other similar torch with open flame.
5. Operating or using any internal combustion engine without a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained and in effective working order meeting either:
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Standard 5100-1a; or
Appropriate Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) recommended practice J335 (b)and J350 (a).
The Fremont County Commissioners urge everyone to exercise extreme caution to avoid another catastrophic wildfire.